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29/10/2007
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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 2 of 10 (15 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:55/58=93 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1021104 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:37 0-1
Tim Connolly [8] (Jaroslav Spacek, Brian Campbell)PP
19:29 1-1
Saku Koivu [8] (Brian Gionta, Shane Doan)
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21:05 2-1
Patrik Elias [8] (Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek)PP
27:54 3-1
Brian Gionta [7] (Zach Parisé, Andrei Markov)PP
30:11 4-1
Saku Koivu [9] (Brian Gionta, Roman Hamrlik)
37:52 4-2
Jaroslav Spacek [2] (Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly)PP
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40:57 4-3
Jason Pominville [8] (Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly)
47:25 4-4
Thomas Vanek [9] (Dmitri Kalinin, Henrik Tallinder)SH
51:11 5-4
Shane Doan [6] (Patrik Elias, Steve Bégin)
51:46 6-4
Shane Doan [7] (Andrei Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:28
Teppo Numminen (2 min for holding the stick)
06:51
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
09:17
Andrei Markov (2 min for slashing)
14:13
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:42
Jason Pominville (2 min for holding the stick)
21:46
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for elbowing)
26:51
Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
32:05
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for tripping)
36:06
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:02
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
40:02
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
44:27
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
46:53
Jason Pominville (2 min for boarding)
53:31
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
56:05
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for roughing)
58:49
Adam Mair (2 min for holding the stick)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
R Brian Gionta 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
R Shane Doan 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 5.50 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Saku Koivu 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 18.10 9
C Zach Parisé 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 8
L Steve Bégin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 7
L Matt Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 21.10 8
L Patrik Elias 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 9
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 17.50 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 29.30 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 17.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 29.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 -2 18.10 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.20 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 16.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 21.10 6
C Tim Connolly 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 19.20 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 -1 6.20 5
L Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 19.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -3 22.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 15.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shane Doan
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Saku Koivu
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Markov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Zach Parisé notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 4( 29) , Rochester Americans 1( 12)
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0-1 ROC Michael Ryan (Mark Mancari, Dylan Hunter)
1-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Corey Locke, Mathieu Dandenault)
2-1 QUE Jean-Philippe Côté (Mathieu Aubin)
3-1 QUE Francis Lemieux (Toni Dahlman, Andre Benoit)
4-1 QUE Bryan Smolinski (Josh Gorges)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Adam Dennis